72
72
Mar 23, 2014
03/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 72
favorite 0
quote 0
how are services being used to create the most effective premiums? our goal is to create affordable premiums. that is why we are trying to point to anything in the architecture of the legislation or the regulatory side that can help achieve that goal. >> the president and ceo of america's health insurance plans, thank you very much for being with us. >> thank you. i want to begin on this new tier we have talked about. what did it mean? >> there are basically four medal tears. for people under 30 there is a catastrophic plan available. except for the catastrophic, the tiers has separate categories of benefits. perhaps there should be another tier that offers less comprehensive benefits with a lower premium. there were a lot of complaints last year with people saying they have a higher deductible plan. this would be a big change. one of the things they suggest is that people really have comprehensive benefits. she suggested maybe there should be an opportunity to buy coverage that would not be so comprehensive. that would be a fundamental shift. >> thi
how are services being used to create the most effective premiums? our goal is to create affordable premiums. that is why we are trying to point to anything in the architecture of the legislation or the regulatory side that can help achieve that goal. >> the president and ceo of america's health insurance plans, thank you very much for being with us. >> thank you. i want to begin on this new tier we have talked about. what did it mean? >> there are basically four medal tears....
80
80
Mar 2, 2014
03/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 80
favorite 0
quote 0
watch us in hd. follow us on twitter. houset, the chair of the ways and means committee unveiling his plans for overhauling the u.s. tax code. this is 20 minutes. >> there have been some any changes to the tax code over the past decade. ite than one every day that is now 10 times the size of the bible with none of the good news. i know this seems like an old joke but when i travel around michigan it still gets a pretty good joke. taxpayers and job creators talk about how we need to simplify and fix our broken outdated tax code. but what isn't funny is the impact that washington's tinkering has had. too long have to look before we see with the current tax code has done to jobs and take home pay. lakers have been steadily falling. this week economy cannot even produce enough jobs for all the kids coming out of college today. there are a record number of moving back in with their parents. the last time we heard from and tax it was 19 86. the america was a beacon for investment hiring and small wages. it is now falling behind
watch us in hd. follow us on twitter. houset, the chair of the ways and means committee unveiling his plans for overhauling the u.s. tax code. this is 20 minutes. >> there have been some any changes to the tax code over the past decade. ite than one every day that is now 10 times the size of the bible with none of the good news. i know this seems like an old joke but when i travel around michigan it still gets a pretty good joke. taxpayers and job creators talk about how we need to...
94
94
Mar 16, 2014
03/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 94
favorite 0
quote 0
they do for joining us. our two reporters are michael and chris"the hill" strohm with a bloomberg news. it has been an interesting week to have you here. edward snowden be a keynote speaker at the sxsw conference by video. we also had some very serious accusations i a supporter of the cia, diane feinstein, on the senate floor that on many -- making many people who cover national security and privacy wonder what is next in this national debate we're having. let's start by asking your reaction to the accusations against the cia and their spying on the senate. >> they are very serious. has been anstein great champion of the cia and intelligence community. this is a senator who does her homework. she is very awful and lawful and -- substantive. what is interesting about it, one of the allegations is that the cia was auditing the senate computers, the database, and although there have been and i denials, that is not seen to be a denial that the cia did do some investigation of those computers without the senate a
they do for joining us. our two reporters are michael and chris"the hill" strohm with a bloomberg news. it has been an interesting week to have you here. edward snowden be a keynote speaker at the sxsw conference by video. we also had some very serious accusations i a supporter of the cia, diane feinstein, on the senate floor that on many -- making many people who cover national security and privacy wonder what is next in this national debate we're having. let's start by asking your...
30
30
Mar 23, 2014
03/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 30
favorite 0
quote 0
thank you for being with us this sunday. have a great weekend. ♪ [no audio] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> worst debbie wasserman schultz of the national press club. atlowed by reince priebus the christian science monitor wreck this. >> karen ignagni joining us is o ofpresident and ce america's help care plan. joining us is mary agnes carey and julie rovner of national public radio. let me begin as we approach the deadline with the orderable care at. -- affordable care act. what will it look like? >> it will look like it looks like today on april 1. what we hope we see is a large number of individuals who are how the joining in march. we will not really know that until we have a sense of who coming in. it is a marathon. it has never been a sprint. we expected the healthier people would probably wait until the last bit of time to sign up. we have to see now what happens. we can get a better sense of that to the end of april. whit
thank you for being with us this sunday. have a great weekend. ♪ [no audio] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> worst debbie wasserman schultz of the national press club. atlowed by reince priebus the christian science monitor wreck this. >> karen ignagni joining us is o ofpresident and ce america's help care plan. joining us is mary agnes carey and julie rovner of national public radio. let...
68
68
Mar 9, 2014
03/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 68
favorite 0
quote 0
that is what pulls us together. that is what will pull us together. >> there was a very interesting gop primary. the senator won his primary. pete sessions also won his primary. some say this is the establishment wing of the republicans versus the tea party. what can you say about this past week in texas politics? >> i would not characterize it that way necessarily. i think you have very strong individual conservatives like pete sessions and john cornyn unquestionably conservative with strong support grassroots back home. we also have very conservative candidates winning open statewide seats and also at the state and local level as well. i would say the tea party continues to be very strong in texas. i think texas continues to be very conservative. one of the areas i want to make sure we focus on is our message of opportunity and growth. it needs to be available to our hispanic voters, our african american voters, our asian voters. i want to make sure they understand that we want all of the votes to rise. we want th
that is what pulls us together. that is what will pull us together. >> there was a very interesting gop primary. the senator won his primary. pete sessions also won his primary. some say this is the establishment wing of the republicans versus the tea party. what can you say about this past week in texas politics? >> i would not characterize it that way necessarily. i think you have very strong individual conservatives like pete sessions and john cornyn unquestionably conservative...
26
26
Mar 30, 2014
03/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 26
favorite 0
quote 0
thank you for being with us. joining us with the questioning is burgess everett who covers congress for politico and susan ferrechio, chief political correspondent for the examiner. on the larger issue of how you view the republican leadership, this has put forth for you to run on in 2014. what kind of great would you give the gop leadership? >> if you look at what the house has done, i would give them an a. we have started bringing bills to the floor to address the problems that are holding our economy back. you have president and here in the senate who you have to give an f at best. you cannot tell what the plan is. they will not even bring any of these bills to the senate floor for a vote. miapresident seems to be when it comes to a job plan. he has never missed a deadline. we do know if the president jobs plan is. when you see this coming forward with a comprehensive bill to address the problems that are holding our economy back, to rebuild with an america that works. that is what the american people want us
thank you for being with us. joining us with the questioning is burgess everett who covers congress for politico and susan ferrechio, chief political correspondent for the examiner. on the larger issue of how you view the republican leadership, this has put forth for you to run on in 2014. what kind of great would you give the gop leadership? >> if you look at what the house has done, i would give them an a. we have started bringing bills to the floor to address the problems that are...
71
71
Mar 9, 2014
03/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 71
favorite 0
quote 0
let us stand together with liberty. thank you, and god bless america. ♪ >> good morning once again to cpac 2014, the largest conference of conservative activists in the country, in the world. it is wonderful to see you all here this morning. i am margie ross. i am president and publisher of regnery publishing. we are the premier publisher of conservative books. we have been publishing great conservative books for over 65 years. we publish many of the speakers and thought leaders that you will hear today and see up on this stage over the course of the next three days. if you have attended cpac in the past, you know that the speakers you will hear from will shock, delight, amaze, inform, incense, and inspire you. so what better way to start off this conference than with the man who has provoked every one of those emotions in just his first year in washington. senator ted cruz. [cheers and applause] born in canada of a cuban father and an american mother, raised in the great state of texas -- [cheers] educated at two the
let us stand together with liberty. thank you, and god bless america. ♪ >> good morning once again to cpac 2014, the largest conference of conservative activists in the country, in the world. it is wonderful to see you all here this morning. i am margie ross. i am president and publisher of regnery publishing. we are the premier publisher of conservative books. we have been publishing great conservative books for over 65 years. we publish many of the speakers and thought leaders that...
69
69
Mar 23, 2014
03/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 69
favorite 0
quote 0
these are the questions that divide us. they are legitimate questions and excuse me for blurting this out, no one knows the answers. politics is always a gamble. no one can be sure. that is why we have to respect each other and keep our coalition strong even though we disagree. i certainly -- we are terrible at politics. when republicans and democrats square off, it seems like godzilla versus bambi. as sexistus racists and selfish pigs and we call them, liberals. [laughter] who is going to win that argument? they spend their political dollars calling us the names and shredding our reputations. we spend hours explaining complicated solutions we propose that will work out why there's do not. when you're being called a racist and enemy of women at a the issob, who see listening to your ideas about the budget? who is going to believe you when all of your motives are old. -- ulterior? this is a problem we have failed to address successfully. it is why the democratic party with positive that are morally repugnant still win electi
these are the questions that divide us. they are legitimate questions and excuse me for blurting this out, no one knows the answers. politics is always a gamble. no one can be sure. that is why we have to respect each other and keep our coalition strong even though we disagree. i certainly -- we are terrible at politics. when republicans and democrats square off, it seems like godzilla versus bambi. as sexistus racists and selfish pigs and we call them, liberals. [laughter] who is going to win...